Car-coupling.



No. 665,009. A 7 'i hunted 1an. ll, |901.

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CAR CUUPLING. (Appxmm mea Aug. 22, i900.)

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THOMAS l-HCKLING, OF FRIENDLY, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FIFTH i TO GEORGE MEIERE, OF FORT WASHINGTON, MARYLAND.

VCAR-@OU PLING SPECIFICATION forming part f Letters Patent No. 665,009, dated January 1, 2.901.

` Application filed August 22, 1900. Serial No. 27,726. v(No model.) I

To all whowl/ t may concer-71,:

Be it known that LTHOMAS HIcKLiNG,a citizen of the United States, residing at Friendly, in the county of Prince George and State of Maryland, have invented new and useful Improveniente in Car-Couplers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the general class of car-cou plers, but moreparticularly to that no class in which a pivoted jaw is positioned in cach draw-head, and has for its object to provide a cheap, durable, and eflicient means of accomplishing the desiredl result, as well as guard.l against accidents to the operator in 1,5 manipulating the device.

The peculiar points of novelty will be fully described hereinafter, pointed out in the clairnfand illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichzo Figure l is a portion of a car of standard construction to which my invention is applied. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross-section through the draw-heads, showingy the relative position of thejaws when coupled.. Fig. 3 is a perz 5 spective View of an end of a car to which my invention is applied, but showing a slightlymodified formof uncoupling-lever; and Fig. Ll

v is fragmentary view of the interior mechanism of the coupling.

3o Referring now to the drawings by referencenumerals, l desigiates'a portion of a car to which is secured at either end a substantially rectangular draw-head 2. 'Pivotally secured within' the draw-head at asuitable point rearwardly thereof is a jaw 3.

This jaw coin- 'lprises a bar of suitable metal, on the forward end of which are a plurality of parallel 'lingers e, one above the other. Each linger is spaced apart with relation to the remain- 4o ing ones and comprises a headed bar 5, counected to the bar 3 by a curved offset to be engaged by the head on the forward end of the opposing jaws, as illustrated in Fig. 2.' In order to hold the jaws in a locked p0- sition, torsional spring 6 is' attached to they inner wall of the draw-head and to the jaw 'intermediate its end and forward of its pivotal point. '.lo the opposite side of the jaw and, extending lthrough the drawehead is a 5o pull-iron 7, which is connected by a bellcrank lever 8, the handle of which'A extends to thc upper portion ol' the car, whereby tlie'v tension of the spring may be overcome by operating said lever to uncouple the car. However, should it beI found desirable to uncouple from thev ground this can be acconplished by turning orv forcing backupon the extended arm 9 of the lever 10, rigidly secured to the angular pivot-pin ll, to which the jaw 3 is'also rigidly secured.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 3 the operating-lever 8 comprises a straight bar and is connected to the lever lOvby a llint:

connection l2. This construction will be very desirable for fiat-cars, as well as box or other carsyand I reserve the right to utilize it for any purpose to which it may be einployed. p

13 designates a pin carried by the car bya suitable exible connection. This `pin' is adapted to enter openings 14 in the drawhead to fasten a Ylink thereto should it be necessary to include a car with an old-style linkand-pin coupling in the train. This link may be inserted 'in either of the spaces between fingers' si, according to the elevation of the opposite draw-head.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a cheap, durable, and efficient means vof accomplishing the desired result, and while I pears to be the best means of accomplishing the desired result I would have it understood that I reserve the right to make such changes and alterations as would properly come Within the scope ei my invention without departing from the spirit of the claim.

` I claim- In a car-coupleig'the combination with a y draw-head formed with pin-openings; of a pivctcd jaw larranged within the draw-head and comprising a bar on the forward end of which are a plurality of parallel headedfiib gers connected to said bar-by a curved offset which is alined Verticallyvwith said pinropenings and is adapted for exigageinent'with the heads on the fingers of the opposite coupling and also to serve as a seat for the pin; and an uncoupling-lever to operate said jaw.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS nicKLiNG;

Vitnesses:

B. F. FUNK, G. D. Wrr'rnn.

.have specifically described what to me ap- 

